KR101329784B1 - The flowerpot mounting type humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a humidifier in which flowerpots are mounted comprising; a support board in which a waterway is formed; a water storage unit mounted on the support board to be connected to the waterway; a flowerpot including a first wick, mounted in the support board, and connected to the waterway; an evaporation body connected to the flowerpot to surround the circumference of the flowerpot; and an evaporation unit including a second wick, extended from the evaporation body, and connected to the waterway. The humidifier is capable of humidifying the inside in a natural evaporation method while the water required to grow plants is sufficiently supplied with a simple structure where power is unnecessary. Furthermore, it improves humidification efficiency by securing a sufficient evaporation area without the appearance being spoiled.

Description

The flowerpot mounting type humidifier

The present invention relates to a pollen storage type humidifier, and more particularly, to a pollen storage type humidifier that performs humidification by a natural evaporation method without using external power.

What is a humidifier? It is a device that supplies moisture in the air to adjust indoor humidity. Such a humidifier typically uses ultrasonic waves generated from a vibrator to supply moisture to the air. It operates by a forced humidification system which supplies heat to evaporate water and supply the evaporated water to the room through the fan.

However, such a humidifier must be powered to operate the vibrator, to drive the fan, or to heat the water. In addition, since moisture is supplied to the room by the forced humidification method, there is a great risk of creating an environment in which fungi or harmful bacteria can reproduce in the room due to excessive humidification. In particular, in the case of a humidifier operating in an ultrasonic manner, there is a great risk of bacterial growth. Recently, considering the fact that the humidifier disinfectant injected into the ultrasonic humidifier to prevent the propagation of bacteria has been found to be harmful to the human body, it takes a great deal of burden to use ultrasonic humidifier from a consumer standpoint.

Accordingly, recent attempts to perform indoor humidification through a natural evaporation method have attracted attention. As one of such methods, there is a method of humidifying using indoor pots. There are two types of humidification by indoor flowerpot.

First, it can be accomplished through the process of plant multiplication. However, the indoor flowerpot usually has a problem in that the amount of sunshine is insufficient, so that the effect of the photosynthesis is insignificant.

Second, it can be achieved through evaporation from the soil surface of the pollen, which has a problem that the humidification efficiency is very low as compared with a container or a fish tank having the same surface area. In addition, when water is evaporated from the soil of the flowerpot, the growth of the plant is difficult.

Korean Patent No. 10-1158002 proposes a multipurpose plant grower including a pump means for forcibly feeding water upward, a pollen water pressure space and a water distribution portion. This has a problem in that the structure is complicated and the accessories are provided to increase the volume. Considering that the indoor flowerpot also plays a role of imparting the aesthetic sense to the indoor space in addition to the humidifying function, there is a problem that the aesthetic effect imparted by the indoor flowerpot is reduced by half in an accessory device such as a motor or a humidifying body.

Korean Registered Patent 10-1158002 (Registered on June 13, 2012)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a pot storage type humidifier capable of performing humidification in a room by a natural evaporation method while supplying a sufficient amount of water necessary for plant growth, .

It is another object of the present invention to provide a pollen storage type humidifier for increasing the humidification efficiency by ensuring a sufficient evaporation area without harming the finish given by the pollen.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water supply system including a water receiving portion formed with a water channel, a water storage portion mounted to the water receiving portion to be connected to the water receiving portion, and a first wedge accommodated in the receiving portion, And a vaporization unit including a vaporization body coupled to the pollen to surround the pollen, and a second core extending from the vaporization body to be connected to the channel.

Preferably, the evaporation body may be formed so that the inner space becomes narrower toward the lower part.

Preferably, the evaporation body is arranged such that a virtual extension line of the surface of the evaporation body with respect to a height direction of the flowerpot and a horizontal separation distance of an imaginary reference line formed in the height direction of the flowerpot become closer to the upper part of the flowerpot As shown in Fig.

Preferably, the evaporation body may be formed to be corrugated.

Preferably, the receiving portion includes: a central water channel connected to the water reservoir; at least two peripheral water channels respectively connected to the central water channel in a radial direction about the central water channel; And the like.

Preferably, a frame connecting at least two of the perimeter waterway and the flowerpot pedestal is formed at the center water, and the frame positioned between the adjacent peripheries is provided with an air circulation passage .

Preferably, the receiving portion may be spaced apart from the bottom at a predetermined height so as to form a convection space at a lower portion thereof.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a pot including a pot containing a water, a pot containing a first core that is stored in the pot and stored in the pot, and an evaporation And a vaporization part including a body and a second core extending from the evaporation body and being stored in the water.

According to the pollen storage type humidifier according to the present invention, the pollen having the first wick connected to the water channel and the second wick connected to the same water channel are installed so as to surround the pollen, It is possible to provide an advantageous effect that humidification can be performed in a room by a natural evaporation method while supplying a sufficient amount of water necessary for growing a plant through a simple structure requiring no power.

Especially, the evaporation part which absorbs water and naturally evaporates is installed so as to surround the flowerpot, thereby providing an advantageous effect of increasing the humidifying efficiency by securing sufficient evaporation area without damaging the flowerpot finish.

Further, according to the pollen storage type humidifier according to the present invention, The evaporation part is configured to become narrower toward the lower part so as not to interfere with the flow of the air that is cooled down due to evaporation so that the natural convection smoothly progresses to provide an advantageous effect of increasing the humidification efficiency.

1 is a view showing a pollen storage type humidifier according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a view showing the support portion shown in FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which water is supplied to the pollen shown in FIG. 1 and evaporation occurs in the evaporator,
4 is a view showing the evaporator according to the first modification,
5 is a view showing the evaporator according to the second modification,
FIG. 6 is a graph showing the relationship between the pots with the evaporator shown in FIG. This is a photograph showing an experiment of evaporation effect of ordinary pollen without the evaporation part installed.
FIG. 7 is a view showing natural convection occurring around the evaporator shown in FIG. 1;
8 and 9 are views showing a pollen storage type humidifier according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the drawings. In addition, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but it is needless to say that the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto and can be variously modified by those skilled in the art.

1 is a view showing a pollen storage type humidifier according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that Fig. 1 clearly shows only the main feature parts in order to clearly illustrate the invention, and as a result various variations of the illustration are to be expected and the scope of the invention There is no.

1, the pollen storage type humidifier according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention may include a support unit 110, a water storage unit 120, a pollen 130, and an evaporation unit 140 have.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the support portion shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

1 and 2, the receiving part 110 is a place where a water channel 111 is formed and a water storage part 120 is mounted and a flower pot 130 is stored. Here, the water storage part 120 and the pollen 130 are connected to the water channel 111. As shown in FIG. 2, the water channel 111 of the receiving unit 110 may include a central water channel 111a and a plurality of peripheral water channels 111b. The central water passage 111a may be directly connected to the water storage part 120. [ The peripheral water passage 111b may be radially formed around the central water passage 111a. And each of the peripheral water passages 111b is connected to the central water passage 111a.

On the other hand, a flowerpot support 113, in which the flowerpot 130 is received, may be formed at the end of the peripheral waterpipe 111b.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the overall shape of the receiving unit 110 is considered, it may be formed in the same shape as an eye crystal shape. A plurality of pots 130 can be disposed radially around the water storage part 120 through the support part 110.

The water storage part 120 may be mounted on the receiving part 110 such that the outlet faces downward. In one embodiment, the outlet of the water storage part 120 may be configured such that, when the water level of the waterway 111 becomes lower than a certain position, air is introduced into the water storage part 120, To flow out. On the contrary, when the water level of the water channel 111 becomes higher than a specific position, the outlet of the water storage unit 120 is blocked by the inflow of air into the water storage unit 120 so that water stored toward the water channel 111 can not flow out Lt; / RTI >

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which water is supplied to the pollen shown in FIG. 1 and evaporation occurs in the evaporator.

The pollen 130 may include a first wick 131 connected to the channel 111. 3, the first wick 131 may be configured to escape from the lower portion of the pollen 130 inside the pollen 130 and to be connected to the water channel 111, as shown in FIG. For example, the upper part of the first wick 131 corresponding to the length of about 5 cm is located in the culture soil 132 of the pot 130, and the lower part of the first wick 131 corresponding to the length of about 5 cm, (Not shown). The first wick 131 sucks water from the water channel 111 and supplies the water to the culture soil 132 contained in the flower pot 130.

Meanwhile, the pollen 130 may be made of a waterproof material such as synthetic resin such as plastic, coated pulp and ceramics.

1 and 3, the evaporator 140 may include a evaporation body 141 and a second wick 142. The evaporation body 141 is formed so as to surround the pollen 130 so as to maintain the outer shape of the pollen 130 without securing the beauty of the pollen 130, The second wick 142 is elongated at the lower end of the evaporation body 141. When the pollen 130 is housed in the pollen support 110 in a state where the evaporation body 141 is inserted into the pollen 130, And may be formed so as to touch the water channel 111.

3, the water supplied from the water channel 111 is absorbed by the second wick 142 and transferred to the evaporation body 141, and natural evaporation occurs in the evaporation body 141, ). ≪ / RTI > At the same time, since the water supplied from the water channel 111 is absorbed by the first wick 131 of the pot 130 and transferred to the cultivating soil 132, it is necessary for the plant 130 Water is supplied.

On the other hand, the evaporation body 141 and the second wick 142 are preferably made of a combination of a material or a material having a stable structure that maintains its shape even when it is used in a wet state for a long time. For example, a core 143 made of a waterproof material such as synthetic resin, plastic, and styrofoam may be separately coated or adhered to the inside of the evaporation body 141.

Regarding the size of the evaporator 140, the height at which the water rises is different according to the material of the evaporator 140, but the height of the evaporator 140 is preferably 20 cm or less. For example, when the material forming the evaporator 140 is a microfibrous material, the height of water rising along the evaporator 140 is about 45 cm at the maximum, and in the case of the viscose rayon, about 25 cm at the maximum, The height of the evaporator 140 is about 20 cm. In this case, the flowerpot 130 to be covered by the evaporator 140 is preferably a small flowerpot having a diameter of 5 cm to 20 cm and a height of 20 cm or less.

In the case where the shape of the evaporator 140 is formed into a cylindrical shape that widens toward the upper part of the shape of the evaporator 140, As shown in Fig.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the evaporator according to the first modification, and FIG. 5 is a view showing the evaporator according to the second modification.

1 and 3, the evaporation body 141 of the evaporation unit 140 has a cylindrical shape that widens toward the upper side. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the evaporation unit 140 according to the first modification of FIG. , It may be formed so as to surround the perimeter of the flowerpot 130 in the form of wrinkles in the vertical direction. like this. When the evaporator 140 is formed in a wrinkled shape, the evaporation area can be enlarged while the periphery of the pollen 130 is surrounded.

5, the shape of a plant such as a grass leaf or a flower may be additionally formed on the upper end of the evaporation body 141 to give a sense of taste to the flowerpot 130 At the same time, the evaporation area can be enlarged.

The evaporator 140 may be installed so as to be slightly spaced from the outer wall of the pollen 130 rather than being closely attached to the pollen 130. That is, . Although not shown in the drawing, a predetermined perforated line may be formed in the evaporation body 141 so that evaporation residues are accumulated and the evaporator 140, which is required to be replaced, can be easily separated from the pollen 130.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing the relationship between the pots with the evaporator shown in FIG. This is a photograph showing an experiment of evaporation effect of ordinary pollen without the evaporation part installed.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 6 and Table 1, the evaporation effects of the pollen pots equipped with the evaporation section according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the conventional pollen pots without the evaporation section will be compared.

<Table 1> summarizes the results of the evaporation test under the following experimental conditions.

As experimental conditions, 5 pollen pieces each having a diameter of 9 cm and a height of 8 cm and made of polypropylene (PP) were prepared as shown in Fig. 6, and the indoor environment in which each pollen was located had a temperature of 20 degrees, Was 44.8%, water was sufficiently soaked in the culture soil, and water was naturally fed into the pot according to the evaporation amount.

1 pot 2 pots 3 pots 4 pots 5 pots Pollen composition No evaporation part + emulsion soil No evaporation part + cultivation soil + planting plant No evaporation part + water Evaporation part installation + Coating soil Evaporation installation + cultivation soil + planting plant Evaporation (g) 10g 11g 12g 49 g 51g

As shown in <Table 1>, it can be seen that the evaporation amount of the No. 4 pots and the No. 5 pots with the evaporator is about 5 times as much as that of the other pots without the evaporator. In addition, the presence or absence of planting plants does not significantly affect the change of evaporation amount.

FIG. 7 is a view showing natural convection occurring in the vicinity of the evaporator shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 7, the evaporator 140 may be formed so that the inner space becomes narrower toward the bottom regardless of the outer shape of the pollen 130. This is to ensure that air convection, which promotes natural evaporation, occurs more smoothly. For example, assuming that a virtual reference line formed in the height direction (the z-axis direction in Fig. 7) of the pollen 130 is L1 and an imaginary extension line of the surface of the evaporation body 141 is L2, The horizontal spacing distance d may be increased toward the upper portion of the pollen 130.

Here, the horizontal separation distance d means the separation distance between L1 and L2 with respect to the horizontal direction (x-axis direction in FIG. 7).

When natural evaporation occurs on the surface of the evaporator 140, air deprived of the evaporation heat is cooled downward. By the way. The evaporator 140 having such a shape is cooled and formed so as to become narrower toward the lower part, so that the cooling air does not interfere with the downward flow of air. Accordingly, air convection is smoothly induced in the vicinity of the evaporator 140, thereby facilitating natural evaporation.

1 and 2, the central water passage 111a, the peripheral water passage 111b, and the flowerpot support 113 are connected to the frame 114. In addition, The frame 114 formed between the adjacent peripheral water passages 111b forms an air flow passage 115 formed to pass through in the vertical direction.

The downward air cooled on the surface of the evaporator 140 passes through the air circulation path 115, so that the natural convection smoothly proceeds. Here, the receiving portion 110 may be formed at a predetermined height from the bottom via the supporting table 150 or the like. This is to form a convection space so that natural convection smoothly occurs in the lower part of the receiving part 110.

8 and 9 are views showing a pollen storage type humidifier according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 and 9, the pollen storage type humidifier according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving part 210 in which water is stored, a pollen 230 having a first wick 231, And an evaporator 240 having a core 241 formed therein.

The pollen storage type humidifier according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention differs from the pollen type storage humidifier according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention in that a cup shaped receptacle 210 is provided with a pollen 230, (240) is mounted. Thus, the ash storage type humidifier according to the second embodiment is configured to directly put the first wick 231 and the second wick 241 in the water stored in the support portion 210. Meanwhile, the configuration of the evaporator 240 is the same as that of the evaporator 140 of the pollen storage type humidifier according to the first embodiment described above, so that the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. . The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

110, 210:
111: Waterway
111a: center water channel
111b: Surrounding waterway
113: Pot stand
120: Water storage part
130,230: Potted plants
131,231: First core
132: Coating soil
140, 240:
141: evaporation body
142,242: Second core
143: core material
150: support

Claims (8)

Support portion 110 is formed with a channel 111;
A water storage part 120 mounted to the support part 110 to be connected to the water channel 111;
Potted plant 130, which is accommodated in the receiving unit 110 and connected to the waterway 111 and includes a first wick 131 for supplying the suctioned water to the culture soil; And
Evaporation body 141 is inserted into the planter 130 to include a core material 143 made of a waterproof material and to surround the flower pot 130, and extending from the evaporation body 141 to the waterway ( Evaporator 140 for naturally evaporating the water of the waterway 111, including the second wick 142 to suck water to be delivered to the evaporation body 141 by being connected to the 111.
A pot storage type humidifier. The method according to claim 1,
The evaporating body is potted storage-type humidifier is formed so that the inner space becomes narrower toward the bottom. The method of claim 2,
The evaporation body,
And a horizontal extension distance of the imaginary extension line of the surface of the evaporation body and the imaginary reference line formed in the height direction of the flower pot toward the upper portion of the flower pot. The method according to claim 1,
The evaporating body is a potted storage type humidifier is formed to be corrugated. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
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A central channel connected to the water storage unit;
At least two peripheral channels each connected to the central channels radially about the central channel; and
Pots respectively formed at the end of the peripheral waterway
A pot storage type humidifier. 6. The method of claim 5,
The center channel, a frame connecting at least two of the peripheral channel and the planter pedestal is formed, and the frame located between the adjacent peripheral channel is a flower pot storage to form an air flow passage penetrating in the vertical direction Type humidifier. The method of claim 6,
The receiving part of the potted storage type humidifier is formed spaced apart from the floor at a predetermined height so that the convection space is formed at the bottom. Water support portion 210 is stored;
Potted plant 230, which is accommodated in the support portion 210, including a first wick 231 to suck the water stored in the support portion 210 to the culture soil; And
Includes the second wick 242 including a core material made of a waterproof material therein and inserted into the flower pot 230 to surround the circumference of the flower pot 230, and sucks water stored in the support part 210. By doing so, the evaporator 240 to naturally evaporate the water of the support portion 210
A pot storage type humidifier.

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